SERS · AEROSPATIALE AS350B · 1994-07-15 · KALAUPAPA, HI, USA
Event
NTSB number
FTW94MA236
Event ID
20001206X01764
Type
Accident
Date
1994-07-15
Location
KALAUPAPA, HI, USA
Coordinates
21.079271, -157.010894
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
6
Total aboard
7
Aircraft
Make
AEROSPATIALE
Model
AS350B
Registration
N350MH
FAR Part
135
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY MONITOR POWER REQUIRED VERSUS POWER AVAILABLE TO MAINTAIN ROTOR REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE (RPM), RESULTING IN ROTOR RPM DECAY AND A FORCED LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S CHANGE OF THE TOUR ROUTE WITHOUT NOTIFYING THE COMPANY, WHICH DELAYED RESCUE, AND THE LOCATION OF THE ARM AND FIRE SWITCHES FOR THE FLOTATION EQUIPMENT, WHICH REQUIRED THE PILOT TO REMOVE HIS HAND FROM THE COLLECTIVE CONTROL TO ACTIVATE THAT EQUIPMENT.